Why Owls' Calls Can Kill People; Why You Shouldn't Laugh at Owls
The habits of owls are very strange, it is completely opposite to human's routine. When it hunts at night, it gives people a layer of unbelievable. Besides, the older generation always says that the sound of owls is very ominous, which may bring bad things. So many people think of this animal as 'evil spirit'.
Why do owls make noise and die?
Many people believe that owls make noise and die, but in fact, there is no connection between the two. Recent scientific research seems to have discovered that owls have a special sense of smell for people about to die, which seems to explain why there are always people dying in the area where owls make noise. Owls making sounds is a common thing, and people in the mountains have heard it. Of course, it won't make people die. Perhaps it has some basis, but it is still unable to solve it with modern scientific technology. When it calls to us, it is often others who have trouble because owls are not people, so they won't smile.
Owl's superstitious misunderstanding
There are 'night cats enter the house, no matter what happens' and 'don't be afraid of night cats making noise, just be afraid of night cats laughing' in Chinese folk sayings. They often treat owls as 'unlucky birds', known as 'soul-chasing birds' and 'funeral birds'. Ancient books also call it 'evil crow', 'ghost car', '' or '', as a symbol of misfortune and death.
The reasons for these views are mainly due to owls because of their sensitive sense of smell, can smell the scent of people about to die, and then make a laughing sound. It is not a delusion that many people will die within a few days after hearing the sound of owls. In many places, owls are called 'funeral birds' because of this. In addition, owls make eerie and mournful sounds in the dark, which makes people feel more frightening. Ancient people called it 'evil sound bird'. Moreover, owls diurnal and nocturnal, when flying, like ghosts, and it is often seen as a fleeting shadow, which makes people who don't know its behavior easily have various terrible associations.
Owl's cultural symbol
1China: There are 'night cats enter the house, no matter what happens' and 'don't be afraid of night cats making noise, just be afraid of night cats laughing' in Chinese folk sayings. They often treat owls as 'unlucky birds', known as 'soul-chasing birds' and 'funeral birds'. Ancient books also call it 'evil crow', 'ghost car', '' or '', as a symbol of misfortune and death.
2Greece: In Greek mythology, the goddess of wisdom Athena's pet is a little owl (one of the types of owls, which is believed to predict events), so the ancient Greeks respected owls as a symbol of Athena and wisdom.
3Japan: In Japan, owls are called 'lucky birds' and have become the mascot of the Longjiang Winter Olympics, representing good luck and happiness. They are afraid of owls, and they think they can use them to dispel evil. Therefore, the people of Dumao who harmed owls used owl imitations to ward off evil. They wore dance costumes with owl-shaped patterns and wore a belt with the prey of the owl, such as mice.
4United Kingdom: In the United Kingdom, people believe that eating powdered owl eggs, which had been burned and ground into powder, can correct eyesight. Also, the people of Yorkshire believe that soup made from owls can treat bronchitis. In J·K·Rowling's magic novel 'Harry Potter', owls and toads are the pets of wizards.
5Canada: The Canadian native people of Vancouver still retain the totem dance of owls. Not only are there large wooden sculptures of owl images, but there are also dances, and the dancers wear costumes with owl patterns and wear belts with the prey of the owl, such as mice.
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